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Despite Heated Rivalry Between Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya, Fans Demand Sean Strickland Rematch

Souvik Roy
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Despite Heated Rivalry Between Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya, Fans Demand Sean Strickland Rematch

The current UFC middleweight champion, Dricus Du Plessis, currently seems to be in a dilemma about his next rival. The UFC authorities may have promoted the former middleweight king, Israel Adesanya, as Du Plessis’s next rival. But a large chunk of the MMA community thought that Sean Strickland had beaten ‘Stillknocks’ at UFC 297 and wanted a rematch. This is why the South African champion took to his ‘X’ account and left the selection of his next rival to the fans.

This year may have begun with the UFC middleweight title changing hands once more. But even two noted UFC personas differed in their judgment of the fight. The UFC head honcho, Dana White, opined that ‘Tarzan’ was the real victor of the UFC 297 main event. While the noted play-by-play commentator, Jon Anik, took Du Plessis’ and the judges’ side.

The dilemma is probably why Du Plessis’s update received an insane 1.2M views. It read:

“Since this is a spectator sport. What do you guys think? @SStricklandMMA or @stylebender
Just for the record, it makes absolutely no difference to me, the result will be the same.”

 

Quite expected, there was a flood of comments on ‘Stillknocks’s’ update. One of the fans also created a poll to help the South African.

But the above poll and the comments section of Du Plessis’ post showcased a similar scenario. The majority of fans were desiring to watch Du Plessis locking horns with Strickland once more.

One such fan wrote, “Sean deserves the rematch more imo”

Another one commented, “Sean Strickland, the people’s champ”

Another fan expressed the same choice, writing, “Sean Strickland rematch first, than Israel if you win”

However, several fans may be shocked to witness that even Strickland presented his case in the comments section himself. ‘Tarzan’s’ comment read,

“Here’s the thing…. Dana himself said I won. The numbers said I won… Let’s settle this… I respected you before. I’ve respected you after, but this needs to be settled once and for all”

Well, the UFC CEO, Dana White, has stated multiple times that they give the fans what they want. If he stands by his words, the Strickland should have his desired rematch against ‘Stillknocks’. But recent incidents also indicate that he might get into a different sport as well.

Will Sean Strickland get into the boxing ring ditching the Dricus Du Plessis rematch?

Most fans may know about the controversial sparring session between the internet celebrity, ‘The Sneako’ and ‘Strickland’. This is why the noted YouTuber-boxer, Jake Paul, derided ‘Tarzan’ after videos from the session went viral.

Well, Strickland wasn’t going to take all of those words from Paul without a response. He posted two updates to showcase that he was ready to fight Paul anytime and anywhere. However, the fight can only happen if Dana White allows Strickland.

So, even if Strickland fights Paul, it won’t mean that he can’t return to the UFC and take on Du Plessis for his next encounter. UFC fans may be hoping to watch the fight as soon as possible. But both ‘Izzy’ and ‘Paul’ can be huge factors in delaying his touted encounter against Du Plessis.

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Souvik Roy

Souvik Roy

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The coveted boxing bout between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson in 2002 was the first combat sports event that Souvik ever witnessed. However, he fell for the UFC when he knew about it in 2010. After starting as an occasional viewer back then, Souvik has been watching UFC events almost regularly from late 2017. He began his career as a UFC(MMA) and combat sports journalist in the year 2022 after gathering a lot of valuable knowledge about MMA and a few other combat sports disciplines. He has written more than 1300 articles about various UFC and other combat sports events prior to joining The SportsRush. Apart from being a journalist, Souvik is also an ardent fan of the UFC. Hence, he always looks to have conversations about the same with others. He has a deep affinity for striking part of MMA and other combat sports and Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier is the warrior of his choice in the current UFC roster. Souvik also serves as the Lead Vocalist of a rock band during his time free from publishing reports.

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